Aleksandra Dukhanina was just 18 years old when she was arrested at the Bolotnaya Square protests. She talks to RFE/RL’s Russian Service about spending two years under house arrest.
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Muratbek Ketebaev, a Kazakh activist and journalist now living in Poland, divulges the events leading up to his exilement and the political milieu in energy-rich Kazakhstan.
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If you’re one of the 250 million users of the Chinese social network Weibo and you search for the terms “candle wax,” “evolution,” the color “yellow,” or “China’s military,” you’re going to be disappointed.
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The latest staging of The Impossible Music Sessions, an initiative that puts the spotlight on performers who otherwise might never be heard, was dedicated to the imprisoned Iranian singer Arya Aramnejad.
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For a growing number of Turkmen youth, rap music has become a way to express their daily struggles and inspire political change in one of the world’s most oppressive countries.
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Iran’s plans to introduce a domestic computer network that would be compatible with Islamic principles and work independently from the World Wide Web are shrouded in secrecy. RFE/RL has compiled this quick guide to the possible introduction of a national Internet in Iran and the challenges it may face.
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The following article was reprinted from Gandhara, a blog dedicated to Afghanistan and Pakistan written by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists from Radio Mashaal (Pakistan), Radio Azadi (Afghanistan), the RFE Central Newsroom, and other services. […]
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